Item: Fidelity Investments
Rating: 3.7
Author: InHerSight.com

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Extremely strict guidelines for compliance.

Unsatisfied Rater

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Loved my time at Fidelity. Extremely generous maternity and paternity policies, flexible PTO, onsite gyms, high 401k match and profit-sharing. There's no wonder they call Fidelity the "golden handcuffs." The only suggestion I'd have would be to offer onsite childcare, especially for urban regions.

Very Satisfied Rater

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While there are a lot of women in leadership across the company, that's not really the case in Utah, at least at the manager level. It has gotten better over the past few years with more senior level women leaders. I feel this is mainly because not many women can make it through the early part of their career due to shift and role inflexibility.

Indifferent Rater

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There is an intense "dude bro" culture at this site. Women don't want Robbie constantly asked if they want to do push ups or go to an intense work out session by their Vice President. It's disturbing.

Unsatisfied Rater

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Depends on where you work and the individual managers or leaders. Even though most people in the Northeast telecommute a few days a week, that is generally frowned upon in the Midwest. Wanting to have a flexible schedule will limit opportunities.

Indifferent Rater

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While we have a chairwoman, the many of the individual business units are still male dominated "boys clubs".

Unsatisfied Rater

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Great company to learn alot and get your credentials. They have wonderful leave policies now for families, however in the sales roles, it would be almost impossible to compete or earn a decent standard of living if one actually took the full leave. Would love to see compensation approached in a different manner. Only 6 sick days per year, fine for an individual adult. Very tough with a young one in daycare.

Indifferent Rater

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Assessing Fidelity as a company is difficult. The comments and ratings are specific the group in which I worked and are not necessarily representative of the entire corporation.

Indifferent Rater

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Fidelity hires great people to work with and offers 401K matching, health dental and vision insurance that are par-none. They also offer student loan repayment assistance and many other corporate perks. The pay, however, is below average and the work can be very emotionally taxing. That said, I do know that many people who work outside of customer service really love their jobs, so it may just depend on what arm of the company you work for.

Indifferent Rater

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Amazing place to work for women!

Very Satisfied Rater

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Very progressive company with family values in mind. They are an amazing company to work for.

Very Satisfied Rater

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Fidelity does a great job of keeping women at the top, but not so good at keeping us in sales and management positions. Mid- and upper-level nanagement is mostly men. I also often wonder if I am paid the same as men with the same roles, tenure and experience. I secretly believe they are still paid more.

Satisfied Rater

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Fidelity investments is awesome. It's definitely the most female friendly work environment I've ever worked in. They have everything you need and even a few things you wouldn't think about but that are definitely helpful!

Very Satisfied Rater

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With 16 weeks paid maternity leave for women and 6 for men this company is supportive of growing families. There is also an adoption reimbursement available. The on desire not met is assistance with childcare costs, which in the area can be more than $35,000 a year for two children . There are also comfortable, well appointed and private lactation rooms available and managerial/hr support for using them for a full year.

Very Satisfied Rater

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Fidelity has a lot of great benefits for women but it is still such a male dominated company that there's always more to be done.

Satisfied Rater

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Women's management opportunities are limited to lower & middle management.

Unsatisfied Rater

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They have implemented policies to attempt to be progressive, but upper level leadership does not embrace change, so the environment stays the same. The focus on "personal brand" is a veil for discrimination based on gender or racial biases and stereotypes.

Indifferent Rater

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There's an excellent bonus program at higher levels, but don't count on getting an annual increase -- those are few and far between. So, if you are joining Fidelity, make sure you negotiate for the highest possible salary, because you could go 5-10 years without an increase in your base pay. Flex hours and work@home options are available based on for whom you worked, rather than a companywide policy. Some managers are still in the dark ages and think they need to "see" you in order for you to be productive. Overall, this is a good, secure, and ethical company, but like most places there are strong politics across multiple levels, and you need to be culturally aware of who is "in, and who is on the way out. One turn off was working for someone who openly promoted her Republican viewpoint and her candidate of choice. I don't think this practice was widespread, but it was a factor in my decision to move on.

Indifferent Rater

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Overall, Fidelity really cares about their employees. They provide AWESOME benefits and the pay is very competitive. However, I do wish they had a better representation of women in management as well as people of color. It's difficult for me to see a future here longterm because it doesn't seem like they fill management roles with people who look like me, an Asian Woman. But, I still love it here. Everyone has a mutual understanding that life comes before work and they're very flexible in terms of scheduling. They've got work to do, but they're certainly heading in the right direction!

Very Satisfied Rater

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Worked here for eight years. Used to be a great place to work for but they no longer care about their employees. Treat people poorly and pay is not inline with the market. No women in top positions and definitely no minority's.

Unsatisfied Rater

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Fidelity is a great company for quick promotions if you have potential. They train and educate you, support you, have great benefits. The management is the part that is unfortunately sometimes a hit or miss. When you don't connect well with a manager and they don't understand your needs/motivations it is very challenging to switch positions. Also there seems to be a disconnect between workplace and personal investments.

Satisfied Rater

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Fidelity is an amazing place to work. I work in the call center and couldn't be happier with the benefits and environment. Great pay, lots of advancement opportunities, retirement benefits, PTO, VTO, insurance...the list goes on. A big one is that maternity leave is 16 weeks paid. 16! New dads get about 6 weeks paid leave. You even get paid leave if you're adopting so you can bond with your new child. I love the consistency of my schedule and the flexibility the company shows. I highly recommend Fidelity Investments and hope to get to stay there till I retire.

Very Satisfied Rater

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Fidelity has recently enhanced their family leave policies to keep up witht the times, although they could do more to be industry-leading in the way of flex time, remote work, and extended maternity leave. Great potential for professional development at this company provided you are able to put in the time.

Satisfied Rater

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Fidelity is a great place to work that does a wonderful job taking care of all of its employees, including women.

Very Satisfied Rater

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Worst company.

Very Unsatisfied Rater

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Hands down best company I have worked for, one of the leaders for woman in the financial industry.

Very Satisfied Rater

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While there are many senior executive women, including the head of the company, overall I think the firm can do better to make the environment female and other diversity friendly.

Unsatisfied Rater

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I worked in the FI division. Opportunities for males and females are not equal. Telecommuting is only for testing done during Production migration, or weather events.

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